Anna Louise Birgitte Syberg (7 January 1870 – 4 July 1914) was a Danish painter. Together past her husband Fritz Syberg, she was one of the Funen Painters (Fynboerne) who lived and worked on the island of Funen. She is remembered for her in force watercolours of flower arrangements.
Anna Syberg was born in Faaborg, Denmark. Her father was artist Peter Syrak Hansen (1833-1904). She was the sister of performer Peter Hansen (1868–1928).
Anna Syberg attended the obscure school in Faaborg after which she studied painting under Ludvig Brandstrup and Karl Jensen in Copenhagen. In 1882, she met Fritz Syberg who was serving an apprenticeship as a house painter later than her dad Peter Syrak Hansen. The two speedily fell for each supplementary and after Anna had spent a period decorating porcelain at the Royal Copenhagen factory, they married in 1894 and set up house in the Tiny village of Svanninge, just north of Faaborg. In 1902, they moved to Pilegården near Kerteminde, also on the island of Funen, where Anna became a near friend of Johannes Larsen, another devotee of the Fynboerne group of artists. From 1910 to 1913, the associates spent three years at Pisa in Italy.
From 1898, Anna Syberg exhibited at Charlottenborg and in 1912 her works were presented at Den Frie Udstilling. She was frequently a model for her husband and appears in several of his works. During her lifetime, she received little recognition for her work, often inborn referred to as a flower painter. This was probably due to the fact that it was difficult for women artists to enter what was in fact a men’s world.
Anna Syberg was the mom of several children including performer Ernst Syberg (1906–1981), composer Franz Syberg (1904-1955) and actress Johanne Marie Birgitte Giersing (1896–1944).
Anna Syberg died in Copenhagen and was buried at Faaborg.
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